Following the four day, nine race series in Hyeres, it came down to the wire for the 15 boats competing in the Farr 40 Continental Championship.

Three nations fought over the title, which in the end went to the boat that led after the first day of racing. After a moderate first day of 12-17 knots, it was Wolfgang SCHAEFER'S Struntje Light who led with a consistent scoreline of 2, 3, 4 in the three races sailed on the first day.

The breeze kicked in for the second day of racing last Friday and Struntje would have seen her first race win of the regatta in the first ravce of the day had it not been for Lang WALKER's Kokomo surfing past in the dying seconds of the race.

Following a postponement until later on in the afternoon for a storm front to pass, races five and six of the regatta were sailed in light and shifty conditions to really test the diversity of the crew's. Victric 5, Tony DEMULDER (GBR) sailed a blinding two races, scoring two bullets and lifting themselves up the scoreboard.

From that moment on however it was Schaefer who dominated with a consistent approach, which eventually won him the regatta without actually winning a single race in the series. Peter De RIDDER's Mean Machine was second with Victric 5 finishing in the bronze medal position.

Tom Burton (AUS) and Alison Young (GBR) hit the right note in the Laser and Laser Radial at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as they took out the top honours and qualification spots to the 2015 ISAF Sailing World Cup Final.

It was double Australian gold in the Paralympic classes. Matt Bugg (AUS) came out on top in the 2.4mR whilst London 2012 Paralympic SKUD18 gold medallists Dan Fitzgibbon and Liesl Tesch (AUS) were triumphant in the two person keelboat.

Lithuania's Juozas Bernotas came out on top in the Men's RS:X whilst Russia's Stefania Elfutina was triumphant in the Women's RS:X. Both sailors claim the first Abu Dhabi ISAF Sailing World Cup Final spots whilst Jock Calvert (AUS) and Joanna Sterling (AUS) picked up the Oceanic spots for the Emirati finale.

There was some fast paced action in the 49er and 49erFX Medal Races at ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne as Nathan Outteridge & Iain Jensen (AUS) and Maia & Ragna Agerup (NOR) claimed the honours and Abu Dhabi final spots.

A tight group of five young Papua New Guinean (PNG) Laser sailors are stepping up their 2015 Pacific Games competition program using this week's ISAF Sailing World Cup Melbourne. PNG is one of 33 countries represented at the important Oceanic event, the largest Olympic sailing regatta in the southern hemisphere.

Nicolai Sehested (DEN) and his TREFOR Match Racing Team clinched victory today at the Energa Sopot Match Race, Poland, the 10th stage and World Championship Event of the 2015 World Match Racing Tour (WMRT).

There was no stopping current, and five-time ISAF Match Racing World Champion Ian Williams (GBR), GAC Pindar today at the Energa Sopot Match Race as he swiftly dispatched his Quarter Final opponent Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) in three straight wins.

The International Sailing Federation (ISAF) continues to address concerns and is taking steps to ensure the health and safety of all athletes who will be competing in the upcoming Aquece Rio, Olympic Test Event and the Rio 2016 Olympic Sailing Competition.

Veteran Polish match racer and America's Cup helmsman Karol Jablonski skilfully played the gusty conditions today to lead the twelve strong field of teams at the end of Day 2 of Qualifying at the 2015 Energa Sopot Match Race.